Gilbert Hill, player for the Birmingham Barons, a minor league baseball team based in Birmingham, Alabama.

This image was published with several others on page 13 of the Birmingham News on March 14, 1939, with the following caption: "Battle is on among Barons - The battle is on among regulars and rookies for starting berths on the team that will represent Birmingham in the 1939 Southern Association...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carter, Roy T.
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/135907
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Summary:This image was published with several others on page 13 of the Birmingham News on March 14, 1939, with the following caption: "Battle is on among Barons - The battle is on among regulars and rookies for starting berths on the team that will represent Birmingham in the 1939 Southern Association pennant chase. Leo Ogorek (left top), and Jimmy Adair were on hand Monday to battle it out for the keystone position. Both are class men and old friends of the American Association. Gilbert Hill (lower left) and Eddie Martin, are two of the rookies who are battling for starting berths. Hill is a rookie outfielder from South Carolina and Martin is a rookie catcher, who hit over .300 year before last in the Pennsylvania State League."